Originally Posted by Mia
Also, since the school has refused accommodation for maths based on ds's MAP achievement testing (again, a gross underestimate in my opinion, and I'm 100% sure I'm right), I have a possible solution. Do you think the school would allow me to send enrichment sheets for ds to do during math time if he's finished the work provided? I've gotten the 1A Singapore Maths workbook, which ds could breeze through, and I'm perfectly willing to get him more as he finishes. If I provided those worksheets as enrichment during schooltime, do you think the school would go for it? Or do you think I'd be wasting my time? Has anyone had any experience sending their own enrichment material to school? I can't decide if this is a good idea or not a good idea at *all*. confused I'm perfectly happy to work with him at home on it, I just hate to have him be at school all day and then insist that he do more work when he gets home, and this seems like a good middle ground.

I am still planning on sending my "Move our kid up in math or else" letter in January, just after the break so it's not lost in a sea of mail for the principal. And I'm waiting with bated breath to hear back from Davidson, as we applied last month.

Thoughts? TIA!

Hi Mia,
I think asking for a meeting to show the teacher the worksheets your DS has done, and the ones still availible to do, is quite reasonable - but no garentees how it will turn out. I'm glad that "or else" letter is in the works.

As for understanding your child better - that's a worth goal. I would wait to see if you get into YSP first, because there is lots of resource for this task that you don't have to pay for. You can ask the family consultant and the other parents on the emial lists. Another possible source of information is that frustrating MAP test, although I hope that by the time you get that information, you can just check off the list, "I know he knows this, I know he knows that!"

I don't remember who did your other testing, but see if you can get some of the information you really want from the folks who did those tests. What one would really like is a list of subjects and skill, and a grade level scale of what the child already knows, and what they are ready to learn. If you find anything like that - please let me know! Until then you must find out the 'scope and sequence' information for your particular district, and painstakingly seek to observe what your child knows and is ready to learn in all those areas.

good luck,
Grinity

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